How to Install Dar on Elementary OS

DAR is a utility for creating and managing archives of files. This tutorial will guide you through the process of installing DAR on your Elementary OS system.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, you need the following:

• A running Elementary OS system
• Internet connection

Installing Pre-Requisites

First, you need to install the following packages which are required as prerequisites for DAR:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install build-essential
sudo apt-get install flex bison zlib1g-dev libbz2-dev libssl-dev libncurses-dev liblzma-dev libreadline-dev

Downloading and Installing DAR

To download DAR, open the terminal and enter the following commands:

wget http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/dar/dar/2.6.13/dar-2.6.13.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

tar -zxf dar-2.6.13.tar.gz

Navigate to the extracted directory using the following command:

cd dar-2.6.13

Run the following command to begin the installation process:

./configure && make && sudo make install

Verifying the Installation

To verify that the installation was successful, enter the following command in the terminal:

dar -V

This should display the version of DAR you just installed.

Conclusion

This tutorial has shown you how to install DAR on your Elementary OS system. You can now use DAR to create and manage archives of files on your system.